Colt M1861 Navy
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The Colt Model 1861 Navy cap & ball .36-caliber revolver was a six-shot, single-action percussion weapon produced by Colt's Manufacturing Company from 1861 until 1873. It incorporated the "creeping" or ratchet loading lever and round barrel of the .44-caliber Army Model of 1860 but had a barrel one half inch shorter, at 7.5 inches. Total production was 38,000 revolvers.[1][2]
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Colt M1861 Navy | |
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Type | Revolver |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1861–1873 |
Used by | United States Confederate States Native Americans United Kingdom Australia Canada Empire of Japan |
Wars | American Civil War American Indian Wars Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion Fenian Raid Fenian Rising Red River Rebellion |
Production history | |
Designer | Samuel Colt |
Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company |
Produced | 1861-1873 |
No. built | 38,000 |
Variants | 100 revolvers produced with full fluted cylinders |
Specifications | |
Mass | 42 oz (1,200 g) |
Length | 13 inches (330 mm) |
Barrel length | 7.5 inches (190 mm) |
Cartridge | Paper-wrapped .36 caliber .38 Short Colt (Conversions) |
Caliber | 0.36 |
Action | Single-action |
Muzzle velocity | 850 to 1,000 ft/s depending upon load |
Feed system | 6 round cylinder |
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